On 2014-08-21 05:10, Gordon Scott wrote:
> On Thu, 2014-08-21 at 00:11 +0100, Joseph Bennie wrote:
>
>> touch is just evil! give me a mouse and keyboard anytime.
>
> Real men, of course, use only the command line :-)
>
> I have a few touch devices and, with the exception of the 'phone,
> they
> all _also_ have mouse-ish interfaces and a real keyboard. I use the
> interface that best suits the task.
>
> But here's the thing. I've used a mouse for many years now and with
> the
> amount of clicking increasing as more and more applications fail to
> offer a key-press alternative and/or applications are so complex one
> can't remember them all anyway, has left me with some wrist problems.
> I've managed (so far) to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome, but I've been
> suffering with bruising to the ulnar nerve, causing significant pain
> in
> my wrist and pain and/or numbness right down my little finger. I now
> have mice, trackballs, touch-pads, Wacom tablet and a "vertical
> mouse"
>
> (http://www.posturite.co.uk/ergonomic-mice-keyboards/vertical-mice/penguin-mouse.html).
> And before anyone asks, no it doesn't vibrate. That particular model
> just felt "right" for a Linux user :-)
>
> Mice are evil too, I'm afraid. Ho Hum.
>
> Gordon.
I've twice had the same problem with the ulnar nerve-tendon. My
solution
was to rest the elbow of the arm using the mouse on the desk top. It
relieves any stress on the ulnar region. YMMV
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